Post by jonaki6554 on Feb 27, 2024 0:55:09 GMT -5
Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), declared that the results emanating from the 25th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP25) were relevant in allowing Mexico to ratify its environmental commitments to mitigate polluting emissions. “At COP25 we ratified Mexico's commitments and we will have to present, starting in March 2020, what the adjusted and most ambitious goals will be in environmental mitigation at the national level,” he anticipated. He explained that what happened at COP25 was positive because most countries in the world are ratifying or expanding their commitments. “I would not have a pessimistic view of the event, rather I would say that contrary to what was expected, we have significant progress from the point of view of nations that are ratifying or expanding their environmental goals,” he indicated. However, he accepted that the countries on the planet that contribute the most in pollutants that cause global warming have not yet ratified their goals, although he highlighted that the rest of the world is largely committed to accelerating actions and reducing the impacts of climate change.
Ebrard's statements contrast with international opinions that estimate that COP25 had minimal results based on climate urgency, because it closed with a message from the countries about improving their ambition for 2020, but with the absence of key issues, such as carbon markets and compensation for extreme weather events, which will continue to be discussed next year. Everything has been postponed for at least 6 months, when a new meeting will be held in Bonn, Germany that will lead to the November summit, COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Among the pending issues Nepal WhatsApp Number that moved into 2020 is that all countries will put climate plans or their increased Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) on the table. An issue that has not seen progress is Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, on the rules that should govern international carbon markets. While among the important announcements of COP25, it stands out that 73 countries expressed their intention to reduce their emissions to zero by 2030 within the framework of the Alliance for Climate Ambition. In addition, countries vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as small islands in the Pacific, have gotten the richest nations to indicate next year to what extent they will increase their commitments to reduce greenhouse gases by .
Mexico at COP25 The Mexican delegation at COP25 was led by Martha Delgado, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of the SRE, who presented on behalf of Mexico the commitment to confront climate change, guided by the best available science. He also confirmed the presentation of the Sixth National Communication, the update of the National Determined Contribution and the National Adaptation Strategy of the country, as well as incorporating new mitigation and adaptation actions in the country, such as the launch of the National Emissions Trading System, whose pilot phase will come into effect in 2020. Additionally, Undersecretary Delgado presented the Mexican initiative to include environmental education within the legal framework of the national educational system. Guterres, disappointed António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, who has made climate change the emblem of his administration, also acknowledged being “disappointed” by what happened at COP25. Guterres had noted that “humanity is at a crossroads. At the end of the next decade we will be on one of two paths: one, is the path of surrender, in which we have sleepwalked past the point of no return, putting at risk the health and safety of all the inhabitants of this planet. The second way is the path of hope, of determination, of sustainable solutions. A path where all fossil fuels stay where they should be, underground, and where we are on track to achieve carbon neutrality by.